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#BFBFAA closest to Pelican

#BFBFAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(191, 191, 170)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 14% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. #BFBFAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.25:1.

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#BFBFAA color conversion

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Variations of #BFBFAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFBFAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFBFAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBFAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3BEAB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3BDA9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2BEA9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3BEAB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2BEAA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2BCB9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BEB1
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBEB9

#BFBFAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BFBFAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.25:1 Very good#BFBFAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBFAA in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #BFBFAA; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBFAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 191 170);
color: hsl(60 14% 71%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.029 107.0);

#BFBFAA FAQ

What color is #BFBFAA?

#BFBFAA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pelican. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBFAA?

#BFBFAA is rgb(191, 191, 170) in RGB, hsl(60, 14%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBFAA?

The complementary color of #BFBFAA is #AAAABF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBFAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBFAA: 11.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBFAA a warm or cool color?

#BFBFAA is a neutral color.